as in island
a ring-shaped land mass surrounded by water and made of coral
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Or an historian of Polynesian culture giving a lecture about tattooing, or the time Captain Bligh stopped on the atoll to look for the mutineer Fletcher Christian.
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Antonia Quirke, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
On the atoll, Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star and Edge List honoree The Brando serves as a testament to the celebrity’s vision of building an eco-friendly resort that would not harm its surroundings.
—Kim Foley MacKinnon, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The airport is expected to serve as a major boost for the atoll’s 1,000 residents, who currently rely on an infrequent, multi-day transport ship—also provided through Chinese assistance—to reach the nearest runway and access flights to other parts of the state and beyond.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
The last major test While the Marshall Islands hasn’t seen a nuclear test since 1958 – the current US test site is underground in Nevada – the last test in the Pacific was in 1996, by France, one of 193 tests Paris conducted at South Pacific atolls over 30 years.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
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Antonia Quirke, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
On the atoll, Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star and Edge List honoree The Brando serves as a testament to the celebrity’s vision of building an eco-friendly resort that would not harm its surroundings.
—Kim Foley MacKinnon, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The airport is expected to serve as a major boost for the atoll’s 1,000 residents, who currently rely on an infrequent, multi-day transport ship—also provided through Chinese assistance—to reach the nearest runway and access flights to other parts of the state and beyond.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
The last major test While the Marshall Islands hasn’t seen a nuclear test since 1958 – the current US test site is underground in Nevada – the last test in the Pacific was in 1996, by France, one of 193 tests Paris conducted at South Pacific atolls over 30 years.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atoll
Noun
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Mikey chooses to leave the island alone.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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Prolonged blackouts have draped the island and hospitals struggle with providing adequate care.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Raja Ampat, Indonesia Raja Ampat is an Indonesian archipelago made up of 1,500 small islands, cays, and shoals off the northwest tip of New Guinea.—
Jasmine Ting,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Mar. 2026
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Cayo Falcones is a cay, or small island, off Cuba’s north coast, near Corralillo, a rural town in the Villa Clara province of Cuba.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Goat Island, or Isla de Cabras, is a small islet in the middle of the mouth of San Juan Bay.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Toward Smarter Cell Therapies That is where the cyborg islets from Liu and Alvarez could make a difference.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Enter Biscayne National Park just outside of Miami, Florida, which is home to the world’s third-longest coral reef system.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2026
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Guests can participate in coral reef restoration, ecological monitoring and other hands-on initiatives that help decrease The Nam Hai’s environmental footprint.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Atoll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atoll. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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